Roof-Launch Escape Glider
26. During World War 2, British and Dutch prisoners of war built a glider called Colditz Cock to escape from their prison by taking off from the roof with a counterweight.
27. In World War 2, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so well that, when released, they did not want to leave Canada.
28. Japanese prisoners of war were tortured by having uncooked rice forced down their throats and water pumped in, causing the rice to expand and lead to internal bleeding.
29. Admiral James Stockdale was a prisoner of war in Vietnam who struck himself in the face with a stool to avoid being placed in Vietnamese propaganda videos.
30. An English prisoner of war held by the Nazis named Horace Greasley escaped and went back to his camp more than 200 times so he could secretly meet his German love interest, who worked there as an interpreter.
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